Everyone was fighting battles within their own minds…
Every life in that house was tangled in something strange… something unsettling.
Ayaan and his parents were still in the other room—
discussing the same truth… the same fear.
And meanwhile—
Alina had somehow managed to fall asleep.
But not for long.
In the middle of the night—
her eyes suddenly snapped open.
Her mind dragged her back to that night—
The attack…
those men.
And then—
everything began to clear.
This time—
she remembered everything.
How those men had suddenly started changing.
How their bodies twisted into something monstrous.
Something inhuman.
And most of all—
Ayaan.
His eyes…
His face…
He didn't look human.
Not even close.
Alina's breathing grew heavier.
Faster.
Unstable.
Outside—
The storm had grown stronger.
Lightning ripped across the sky…
Thunder shook the very walls of the house.
Inside the room—
Three people stood facing each other—
Ayaan…
His father…
And Kavya.
But between them stood—
a wall of truth.
Dad (controlled anger): "Kavya… enough.
You've hidden this for years…
Now we want the complete truth."
Kavya remained silent.
Her eyes were lowered…
Her hands trembling slightly.
Ayaan stared at her.
One question echoed in his mind—
What is Mom hiding?
Ayaan (soft, but intense): "Mom… please… don't hide anything anymore.
This is about bhaiya…
We deserve to know."
Kavya slowly closed her eyes.
As if gathering the courage she had avoided for years.
Then—
she finally spoke.
Kavya: "I… was there that night."
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Dad (shocked): "What…? You… were there?"
Ayaan: "That means… you saw everything?"
Kavya nodded slowly.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Kavya (breaking voice): "I saw everything…
Arnav and Alpha's fight.
I went there to stop them.
Because I didn't want either of them to die…"
She paused.
Her breath became uneven.
Kavya: "But when I reached there…
Arnav had already ended the fight…
He was walking away…"
"And then…"
She stopped.
Her body tensed.
Dad (sharply): "Then what, Kavya?! Speak!"
Kavya slowly looked up.
Fear was clearly visible in her eyes.
Kavya (faint whisper): "Then… he came…"
⚡ Lightning flashed violently.
Ayaan (low voice): "Who…?"
Kavya's voice dropped even further—
Kavya: "He… wasn't a vampire…"
"…and not a werewolf either."
Silence fell again.
Heavier this time.
Dad (confused, angry): "What do you mean?!
Then what was he?!"
Kavya immediately shut her eyes.
As if the memory itself terrified her.
Kavya: "I… I can't tell you… not yet…"
Dad (angry): "KAVYA! Even now?!"
Ayaan stepped forward.
His voice was softer this time.
Ayaan: "Mom… why are you afraid…?
Who is he…?"
Kavya slowly looked at him.
Her eyes held—
fear…
pain…
and recognition.
Kavya: "I… know him."
Both of them froze.
Dad: "You know him?! Who is he?!"
Kavya's lips trembled.
She was about to say the name—
But—
she stopped.
Kavya (stepping back): "No… if I tell you everything now…
you won't understand…"
Ayaan (frustrated): "Then when will we understand, Mom?!
When he comes back?!"
The moment he said that—
Kavya's face turned pale.
Kavya (fearfully): "Maybe… he already has."
⚡ "KRRRAAAACCKKK!!!"
A massive lightning strike lit up the entire room.
Kavya's breath nearly stopped.
Dad (tense): "Who is he…
that has returned?"
Kavya slowly looked up.
Her voice shattered as she spoke—
Kavya: "If he has returned…
then this time…"
"…no one will survive."
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